Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland
Switzerland: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 1.2 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.2 °C
Change on year
down 18.2%
World rank
23rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.53 °C
in 2022
All-time low
-2.9 °C
in 1940
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland is 1.2 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland peaked at 1.53 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.9 °C, in 1940.
Switzerland ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.9 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.74 °C | -5.2% |
| 1942 | -1.99 °C | -27.4% |
| 1943 | -1.08 °C | -45.8% |
| 1944 | -2.31 °C | +113.9% |
| 1945 | -1.81 °C | -21.5% |
| 1946 | -1.51 °C | -16.6% |
| 1947 | -0.9155 °C | -39.5% |
| 1948 | -1.33 °C | +45.0% |
| 1949 | -0.7577 °C | -42.9% |
| 1950 | -0.8375 °C | +10.5% |
| 1951 | -1.15 °C | +37.6% |
| 1952 | -1.45 °C | +25.4% |
| 1953 | -1.02 °C | -29.7% |
| 1954 | -1.87 °C | +84.3% |
| 1955 | -1.54 °C | -17.8% |
| 1956 | -2.54 °C | +65.4% |
| 1957 | -0.9132 °C | -64.1% |
| 1958 | -1.1 °C | +20.2% |
| 1959 | -0.5236 °C | -52.3% |
| 1960 | -1.2 °C | +129.3% |
| 1961 | -0.321 °C | -73.3% |
| 1962 | -2.08 °C | +549.4% |
| 1963 | -2.04 °C | -2.2% |
| 1964 | -0.9944 °C | -51.2% |
| 1965 | -2.04 °C | +105.4% |
| 1966 | -1.11 °C | -45.7% |
| 1967 | -1.27 °C | +14.5% |
| 1968 | -1.39 °C | +9.8% |
| 1969 | -1.64 °C | +17.8% |
| 1970 | -1.76 °C | +7.3% |
| 1971 | -1.22 °C | -30.6% |
| 1972 | -1.5 °C | +23.0% |
| 1973 | -1.57 °C | +4.6% |
| 1974 | -1.08 °C | -31.4% |
| 1975 | -1.23 °C | +13.6% |
| 1976 | -1.34 °C | +9.3% |
| 1977 | -0.9371 °C | -30.0% |
| 1978 | -1.47 °C | +57.3% |
| 1979 | -1.42 °C | -3.7% |
| 1980 | -1.86 °C | +31.0% |
| 1981 | -1.24 °C | -33.3% |
| 1982 | -0.7335 °C | -40.9% |
| 1983 | -0.6259 °C | -14.7% |
| 1984 | -1.78 °C | +184.2% |
| 1985 | -1.57 °C | -12.0% |
| 1986 | -1.19 °C | -23.7% |
| 1987 | -1.16 °C | -2.7% |
| 1988 | -0.3239 °C | -72.1% |
| 1989 | -0.4729 °C | +46.0% |
| 1990 | -0.3569 °C | -24.5% |
| 1991 | -1.17 °C | +227.0% |
| 1992 | -0.4054 °C | -65.3% |
| 1993 | -0.789 °C | +94.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6577 °C | -183.4% |
| 1995 | -0.6164 °C | -193.7% |
| 1996 | -1.25 °C | +102.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0813 °C | -93.5% |
| 1998 | -0.5325 °C | +554.8% |
| 1999 | -0.4859 °C | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1174 °C | -124.2% |
| 2001 | -0.3169 °C | -369.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2295 °C | -172.4% |
| 2003 | 0.168 °C | -26.8% |
| 2004 | -0.475 °C | -382.7% |
| 2005 | -0.6951 °C | +46.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1789 °C | -125.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3355 °C | +87.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0387 °C | -88.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1364 °C | +252.7% |
| 2010 | -0.9503 °C | -796.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8119 °C | -185.4% |
| 2012 | 0.003 °C | -99.6% |
| 2013 | -0.4753 °C | -15922.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7358 °C | -254.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8931 °C | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4049 °C | -54.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3861 °C | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.28 °C | +231.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7599 °C | -40.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1 °C | +45.0% |
| 2021 | -0.1301 °C | -111.8% |
| 2022 | 1.53 °C | -1277.4% |
| 2023 | 1.52 °C | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.47 °C | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 1.2 °C | -18.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1.2 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1.2 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -15922.9% | 0.003 °C | -0.4753 °C |
| 2022 | +1277.4% | -0.1301 °C | 1.53 °C |
| 2010 | -796.6% | 0.1364 °C | -0.9503 °C |
| 1998 | -554.8% | -0.0813 °C | -0.5325 °C |
| 1962 | -549.4% | -0.321 °C | -2.08 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.73 °C | -2.9 °C | -0.7577 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.29 °C | -2.54 °C | -0.5236 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.41 °C | -2.08 °C | -0.321 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.35 °C | -1.76 °C | -0.9371 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.1 °C | -1.86 °C | -0.3239 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5024 °C | -1.25 °C | 0.6577 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0283 °C | -0.6951 °C | 0.3355 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3848 °C | -0.9503 °C | 1.28 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 °C | -0.1301 °C | 1.53 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Switzerland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Switzerland was 1.2 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9 °C in 1940.
- How does Switzerland rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.